It’s such an honour to be invited to London Fashion Week, even more so to know the processes of a top fashion designer, the back workings from concept to delivery, and personally know and call them a friend. @bora_aksu and @rofellaaksu work tirelessly each season to put together and deliver stunning collections season after season. Bora meticulously researches inspiration from historical trailblazers, who dare to stand up within difficult climates. This season was about the Persian Princess Taj Saltaneh of the Qatar Dynasty. Founder of the Women’s Freedom Association, fighting for equal rights in 1910. She was a creative, writer, painter and musician, secretly organising underground women’s rights meetings, and telling her family she was attending religious sessions. The collection reflects the princesses opulence alongside masculine tailoring ... quite fitting in light of our climate. As history proves, a lone voice can lead to victory, standing up through adversity can make a massive change... business as usual, comfort zones and fence sitting through fear have no impact... thank you Bora for highlighting the Princesses plights through your stunning creativity 🙏
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